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Shopping For Hats: Some Personal Thoughts

My mother loved to shop for hats; so did my grandmother - it seemed to be something that those ladies did back in those days. But for many modern women shopping for hats has become fraught with frustration - either you end up being served with a salesperson who is a dunce, or you spend a lot of time looking at hat after hat, not really knowing which one to choose. This article is simply my thoughts on shopping for hats.

When you go out hat shopping, what are you after? The latest trendy designs? I think that is the mistake that most of us make. Instead, I think that before we go shopping we should think about this: what do I really need this hat FOR? What is it's function?

The reason for thinking about function first is that many hats are designed to be used for a particular purpose. If you can identify a particular purpose, then you can safely ignore all the other offerings that do not meet your needs. For example, if you need a rain hat, you can ignore hats primarily designed to be a fashion statement.

Or take another example: the humble winter cap, or hunting hat. There is a hat with function. Or a chauffeur hat - talk about specific function! All of this is worth thinking about, because the reason we get caught up in buying the latest 'creation' instead of buying what we need, is because we put fashion ahead of everything else.

Why do we do that? Because we have been trained to believe that if a hat is functional it must be cheap-looking -- and this is just not so! For example, if you go shopping for a sun protection hat, you will find many great-looking items for sale, yet these are also very functional.

When it comes to hats warn strictly for the fun of it, I think that you just can't beat the old-fashioned straw hat. I think that shopping for a cute straw hat for the kids is a great idea. I like straw hats for children because they are much less expensive than other types, yet are very durable.

And since the weather will be turning colder soon (at least here in the US), it might pay you to look into shopping for a good hunting hat or cold-weather hat. These are usually made from very warm fabrics or animal fur. Both man-made and natural fabrics are used in the manufacture of hunting and outdoor hats.

Crochet hats. Ever heard of them? In yesteryear your mom and grandmother may have made one by hand. You of course, modern woman that you are, don't have any time for that -- but you can still pick one up from your local retailer. They too are warm when the weather turns cold.

Well, there you have it: Some informal (and unscientific) thoughts on hat selection. Writing all of this down has sure helped me -- I hope it helps you as well.

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Author: Jen Narron writes about fashion and Stylish Hats Read about Straw Cowboy Hats by visiting her website at www.total-hats.com
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